Syrup-skimmer.



AliLfiARDBN. SYRUP SKIMMER.

APPLIGATION FILED OCT. 22, 1910.

Patented June 20, 1911.

ANDREW J. HARDEN, OF GRETNA, FLORIDA.

SYRUP-SKIMMER.

T 0 all whom "it may concern.

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. Human, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gretna, in the county of Gadsden and State of Florida, haveinvented a new and useful.

Syrup-Skimmer; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

The invention relates to a skimmer or strainer and has for its object toprovide an improved device of this character designed to be used in theprocess of reducing cane juices to a syrup.

W ith these and other objects in view, as will hereinafter appear, theinvention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of partshereinafter described, shown and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sec tional view through theimproved strainer. Fig. 2 is a plan view. F 3 is a horizontal sectionalview taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary Viewof one of the supporting stays and adjacent parts.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a cone or frustum which isprovided with a mouth or orifice 2.

In boiling juices of the character designed for use with this invention,the juice is poured into the boiler 3 and as it boils it rises and theimpurities and foreign matter will pass up through the orifice and willreturn to the boiler through apertures a disposed in the cone 1 and thefirst strainer 5 and also in a horizontal portion 6 of the same. Theupper section 5 is provided with an annular upwardly extending ring ormember 7, which prevents an overflow of the juice as it boils throughthe orifice 2 and holds the same until it can return through the variousapertures 1. The frustum 1 is also provided with an annular rim 8similar to the one of the upper section. The purpose of this is toprovide a. reservoir for the collection of the juice as it descendsthrough the upper section 1, which at times, may be faster than it canbe admitted back into the boiler through the apertures of the cone orfrustum 1. In combination with this strainer, the boiler 3 is used whichis provided with a shoulder 9 which is engaged by the ends 10 of thestays 11 which support the outer portion of the strainer 5. The

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 22, 1910.

Patented June 20, 1911.

Serial No. 588,481.

stays 11 have a horizontal portion 12 and a vertical portion 13 whichfirmly connect the upper section or strainer 5 with the frus tum orcone 1. The ends 10 of the stays 11 frictionally engage the upper innerwalls of the shoulder 9, so that the strainer is firmly held inengagement therewith forming a seal and any lateral displacementprevented.

By reference to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the space 15 between thecone 1 and the upper strainer is V-shaped, which eflectivelv preventsthe foreign matter from forming a clog or obstruction to the returningjuice. It will be seen that my improved strainer is simple, efiicientand durable and that the same is especially adapted for separatingforeign matter and sham from the juices when the same are being reducedto a syrup.

WVhat I claim is 1. In combination with a boiler having its upperportion provided with an annular shoulder and a peripheral flange, astrainer comprising a frustum and a primary strainer merging upwardlytoward one another at their central portions and fitting over oneanother at their upper portions and including a V-shaped space betweenthem; the frustum having an annular rim 8, stays connecting between theprimary strainer and the frustum and disposed on the exterior of the rim8, and provided at their lower portions with angularly arrangedextensions to engage the lower outer portion of the frustum saidextensions terminating in coils adapted to engage the pcripheral flangefrictionally to hold the outer portion of the frustum close in contactwith the shoulder thus forming a seal.

2. In combination with a boiler including a shoulder and a. peripheralflange; a strainer comprising a frustum and a primary strainer includinga V-shaped space between them, the frustum being inclined upwardly andtoward the center of the strainer about its entirety and provided withannular rows of perforations and terminating at its upper centralportion with a flange, the primary strainer comprising an outer annularhorizontal portion including a vertical annular flange and provided withperforations, a central perforated portion inclining upwardly toward andadjacent the upper portion of the frustum and including an opening tofit over the flange of the top of the frustum, said annular horizontalportion and the central upwardly inclined portion of the primarystrainer including an instays constituting supports for the primary l0termediate integral imperforated shouldered strainer.

portion; said frustum adjacent its outer p0r- In testimony whereof Ihave signed my tion including a flange 8; and stays carried name to thisspecification in the presence of by the primary strainer engaging on thetwo subscribing Witnesses.

exterior of the flange 8 and terminating in ANDREW J ,HARDEN.projections to engage the flange of the Witnesses: boiler thus causing aseal between the frus- A. J. KEY,

tum and the shoulder of the boiler, said D. A. AVANT.

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